Runway closure impacts BIA figures

12 July 2006

Birmingham International Airport handled 891,087 passengers during June, a decrease of 7.2% on the same period last year.This decline was partly related to the runway closure on the 15th June following the TNT Freighter emergency landing, but also affected by the impact of the World Cup changing passengers travel and holiday plans.

As compared to a year ago, there has also been a reduction in dedicated MyTravelLite services that are still in the process of being replaced by other airlines.

Growth was experienced on services to the Indian sub-continent which rose by 9.3% and non-EU routes which grew by 10.2%.